Our Projects in the Philippines

Filipino women doing household chores around a newly-installed water tap in their community. Having a potable water system brings significant changes to the lives of women in rural and remote areas in the Philippines given that water-related chores traditionally fall under women’s roles.

The Philippines is an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands. Its population is over 80 million and is the only predominantly Christian country in south east Asia. The Philippines is still mainly an agricultural society and most of the poor live in rural areas, with little access to government services including health care, clean water and sanitation. The leading causes of death are heart disease, pneumonia, vascular disease, tuberculosis, cancer, and diarrhoea.

In the Philippines, ABM works through the Episcopal Church in the Philippines (ECP). Episcopalians are a small minority compared to other Christian denominations in the country. ECP’s ministry started and remains strongly focused on certain indigenous peoples in the North (the Igorots) and the South (the Tedurays). The ECP has six dioceses. The church sees community development and social justice as part of its mission.

ABM’s projects in the Philippines are:

Children and Youth in the Philippines
Water and Sanitation in the Philippines
Livestock Dispersal
Post-Harvest Facilities
‘Kabuhayan’ Program
Enhancing Ministry in the Philippines
Proclaiming the Gospel in the Philippines